Cyclist Rohan Dennis has been charged with causing the death of his wife, Olympian cyclist Melissa Hoskins after a crash in Adelaide's inner north yesterday.
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00:00 It was just after 8 o'clock on Saturday night when emergency crews were called to this street
00:06 in Medindie in Adelaide's inner northern suburbs.
00:09 That was after reports that a woman had been struck by a car.
00:13 That woman was 32-year-old Melissa Hosking who was a former professional cyclist and
00:19 an Olympian.
00:21 She was rushed to the Royal Adelaide Hospital for treatment but sadly she died from her
00:26 injuries just hours later.
00:29 Her husband, Rowan Dennis, who had recently just retired from professional cycling, he
00:34 was arrested.
00:35 He has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, driving without due care
00:40 and also endangering lives.
00:43 He has been granted bail.
00:45 He will next face the Adelaide Magistrates Court in March.
00:48 The pair were married in 2018.
00:50 They had two kids together.
00:53 There has been an outpour of tributes for Melissa, a number of former athletes saying
01:01 that they are completely shocked.
01:03 Aus Cycling has also expressed their condolences to Melissa Hosking's family as well.
01:10 The Tour Down Under, which is Australia's premier cycling race, gets underway in just
01:15 under two weeks here in Adelaide.
01:17 The Tour had actually planned to celebrate Rowan's career.
01:22 Rowan and Melissa were to lead a family ride event as part of the Tour Down Under celebrations.
01:29 The information regarding that has since been removed from the Tour Down Under's website.
01:34 Melissa Hosking's was the 114th death on South Australian roads in 2023 as compared to 71
01:44 the previous year.
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